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      Product Design Engineer Interview

      4 Feb 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Cupertino, CA

      Other Product Design Engineer interview reviews for Apple

      Product Design Engineer Interview

      7 Jun 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Shenzhen, Guangdong
      No offer
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Oct 2018

      Interview

      Met hiring manager at campus career fair. Was contacted a week later for phone interview with hiring manager. A week later phone interview with potential direct supervisor. Design challenge, due in 2 weeks. Submitted, went back and forth 2-5x for feedback with the same hiring manager. Added PD stuff like FEA, GD&T, assembly/manufacturing plan, etc. Invited to onsite in the Bay Area office. Day 1 had about six back to back interview, ranged from 1-2 MechE/PM's/Electrical/Managers. Was asked questions ranging from EE, DFM/DFA plastic design, thermals, behavioral (from the PM's and hiring manager), reverse engineering. Same evening, recruiter called to notify that I was moving forward to day 2 (yes you can be eliminated after day 1). Day 2 presented design challenge to entire team. Relaxed environment. Lunch before the presentation. Pro tip: keep watch for the time. A week later, I followed up, no offer. Feedback was provided. Overall, amazing learning/challenging experience. Very thorough.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      FBD of mass on an inclined plane
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      Know all about stress, strain, tensile stress, deflection.
      Answer question

      Question 3

      On a boat, throw rock overboard, what happens to boat?
      1 Answer

      Question 4

      How does this apple mechanism work? (Test your curiosity about how apple products are made, and understanding of engineering limitations.)
      Answer question

      Question 5

      What important questions would you ask the EE, if you're designing some hardware for them?
      Answer question
      3
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Apple (Shenzhen, Guangdong)

      Interview

      i had my interview today and was asked the same question. also similarly, the interviewer had no sense of humor. it was not a enjoyable experience because i think i gave like 3-4 different ways of making a cantilever, but i was asked "what else?" like 10 times for the cantilever problem alone. i also have 7 years of work experience, but there was 0 question asked about it.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What causes corrosion, and how do you design to mitigate it?
      1 Answer

      Product Design Engineer Interview

      10 May 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Apple

      Interview

      The interview went well overall. The interviewer opened with a discussion about a project I'm proud of, then a beam scenario question that covered structural and load analysis, stress and deflection, and material selection — testing my ability to connect first-principles thinking across the full problem space.

      Product Design Engineer Interview

      19 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Cupertino, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through university. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Apr 2026

      Interview

      Interview with hiring manager then virtual onsite. They ask you general mechanical engineering questions as well as questions dependent on type of team and skills they are looking for. Not bad overall just brush up on basic beam deflection, GD&T, Design analysis etc.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Ways to reduce beam deflection
      Answer question